TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth
AU - Vaughn, Michael G.
AU - Litschge, Christine
AU - DeLisi, Matt
AU - Beaver, Kevin M.
AU - McMillen, Curtis J.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.
AB - Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:48749096267
VL - 30
SP - 1101
EP - 1110
JO - Children and Youth Services Review
JF - Children and Youth Services Review
SN - 0190-7409
IS - 10
ER -